Saint Joseph Catholic Church

According to CARA, 41% of millennials and 39% of members of Gen Z attend Mass at least monthly, compared to 35% of baby boomers and 30% of members of Generation X. 48% of the members of the Silent Generation (born between 1928-1945) attend Mass at least monthly, bringing the overall monthly Mass attendance rate among adult Catholics in the United States to 36%.

Gen Z, however, has a lower Catholic retention rate than other generations. Among persons who were raised Catholic, 62% of baby boomers, 66% of members of Generation X, 57% of millennials, and 52% of members of Gen Z have remained Catholic, according to survey data.

Under the proposal, “priests could reintroduce elements from the older missal, such as the prayers at the foot of the altar or the traditional Offertory, while celebrations according to the older structure could benefit from developments of the reform, including the vernacular, the expanded lectionary and the newer Eucharistic prayers,” the National Catholic Register reported.

Solesmes Abbey is renowned for its Latin liturgy and Gregorian chant in the ordinary form; some monasteries that are members of the Solesmes Congregation celebrate the liturgy in the extraordinary form.

The General Secretariat of the Synod, led by Cardinal Mario Grech, released the fourth and fifth of 15 final reports of the study groups established by Pope Francis during the synod on synodality.

The Vatican newspaper warned that the Tigray war could reignite and decried the world’s indifference to the displaced persons who were among its victims.

Catholic Connect, a website of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, noted that “the findings point to continuing patterns of challenges faced by Christian communities in several parts of the country. These include interruptions of prayer meetings and church services, threats directed at pastors and believers, legal complaints linked to allegations of religious conversion, and instances of social coercion and physical violence.”